Japanese in China seek safety reinforcements as Beijing downplays attack

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Bouquets of flowers are left outside the Shenzhen Japanese school as a tribute to the 10-year-old student stabbed on Sept 18 on the street nearby. He died the following day in the hospital. © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei staff writers

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- The killing of a 10-year-old Japanese boy in the southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen this week has sent Japanese communities in the country scrambling for additional security.

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